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- Blythipicus rubiginosus
Identification
Chestnut maroon upperparts,dark brown underparts and pale yellowish bill diagnostic. Flight feathers and tail marked with indistinct pale bars. Male has red sides of neck and nape. Size-23cm.
Distribution
Myanmar and Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo.
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Forest and forest edges.
Behaviour
Usualy solitary or in pairs, frequenting the middle and lower storys. Forages mainly on dead wood. Not known to drum.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
